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Still no luck findIng a replacement crank 😡 can anyone find something?
I have tried everywhere

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I have managed to get the fuel pump off it was just a case of releasing the excess fuel button and then it pulled straight out so I will get that checked out and when I put it back together make sure that I bleed it thoroughly, thanks for your help.

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If you have had it apart I would bet that there is air still in the system somewhere. It only takes a tiny bubble to stop an engine from starting.

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It is about 2months since I had it running so I will give that a try. Thanks

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If it is some time since it was started, I would be tempted to connect a good set of jump leads to a big battery or a truck and keep turning it over until it starts .

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You will only get what someone is prepared to pay. Not very helpful , I know but you need two or more potential buyers to establish the going rate. Make up your mind what is the least you are prepared to take and enter it in an auction – live or on line – with a reserve.
There are Tarpen collectors on this and other sites: do a bit of research and maybe contact them direct.

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Thanks for the info

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I will have a look for the access plate. I agree with you I have never had a problem with it starting before. The excess fuel button is pulled out at the moment and does not return when I shut the throttle down. Thank you expeatfarmer

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The engine does not have a glow plug just an excess fuel button. I think I will have to check the compression as I hadn’t thought about that. Thank you Neil

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I think the pump will be connected to the governor linkage which has to be disconnected through an access plate. I have three Sachs engined MG and they are all very good starters once you pull out the excess fuel start button .

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Hi Robert thanks for your response I should have mentioned that it is electric start

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Hi,Just a thought,I’ve got an MG with that I have to crank it up to speed then pull the handle out which activates the decompressor

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Good progress,have some spare spark plugs to hand and if you have one a spark tell tale that fits between plug and ht lead and lights up when plug sparks. Clean and check magneto points, nice new petrol and off you go ,make sure tractor is out of gear, throttle open a fraction and full choke until it fires then back off the choke slightly. To start the MG2 needs to be virtually flooded with petrol by depressing the float tickler until fuel runs out of the overflow. Good luck.

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A bit more progress but unfortunately we have had some unwelcome visitors last weekend, going through our sheds and helping themselves to bits and pieces so I have been busy increasing our security rather than working on the ransomes.
I did whip the head off and free up the exhaust valve and now we have compression although I think in the long term the valves will benefit from a lapping in but we shall see. The carburrettor bowl was leaking so I decided to have a look at the gasket but that is held in with two rusty screws which refused to come undone so they are soaking in penetrating oil until the weekend. Once that is sorted out we can see if it will run.

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You may be able to free the exhaust valve with a wooden dowel down through the plug hole if you are reluctant to remove the head.Speaking from recent experience even bits of a Ransomes MG are heavy `enough to kill you if you try lifting them unaided.

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